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3. Kata sifat yang berakhiran huruf “-y” dan didahului satu atau dua huruf
mati, maka “-y” diganti dengan “-i” lalu ditambah dengan “er” atau “-est”
seperti:

Positive Comparative Superlative Arti
angry angrier angriest marah
booldy booldier booldiest berdarah
busy busier busiest sibuk
costly costlier costliest berharga
crazy crazier craziest gila
curly curlier curliest berkeriting
dirty dirtier diertiest kotor, cabul
dry drier driest kering
dusty dustier dustiest berdebu
early earlier earliest pagi-pagi,
cepat
easy easier easiest mudah
funny funnier funniest lucu
friendly friendlier friendliest ramah
faulty faultier faultiest bersalah
gloomy gloomier gloomiest suram
grassy grassier grassiest berumput
greasy greasier greasiest berminyak
greedy greedier greediest tamak, loba
guilty guiltier guiltiest bersalah
hairy hairier hairiest berambut
happy happier happiest bahagia
hasty hastier hastiest terburu-buru
healthy healthier healthiest sehat
hearty heartier heartiest besar
heavy heavier heaviest berat
holy holier holiest suci, kudus
hungry hungrier hungriest lapar
juicy juicier juiciest yang banyak
airnya
leafy leafier leafiest berdaun
muddy muddier muddiest berlumpur
lazy lazier laziest malas
lofty loftier loftiest tinggi, angkuh
lovely lovelier loveliest cantik, indah
lowly lowlier lowlierst rendah
lucky luckier luckiest untung
mighty mightier mightiest kuat
motherly motherlier motherliest keibuan
muddy muddier muddiest berlumpur
naughty naughtier naughtiest nakal
orderly orderlier orderliest teratur

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